Unit 17 How are you feeling?
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
1. A: What’s the matter?
B: My stomach hurts. I have a bad stomachache.
2. A: How are you doing?
B: I feel really great today. I’m finally
starting to get in shape!
3. A: What happened?
B: I had a skiing accident. I broke my arm.
4. A: How do you feel?
B: I didn’t sleep much last night. I’m really
tired today.
5. A: What did you do?
B: Ouch! I stayed in the sun too long. I have
a bad sunburn!
6. A: What’s wrong?
B: Ooh…What a headache! I feel like my head is
going to burst!
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Her throat hurts. They both have sore throats.
2. He’s not in shape. He needs to get in shape.
3. He has a bad headache and a fever.
4. She broke her leg.
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Let’s get a cup of tea.
2. I need to get in shape.
3. That’s too bad. You need to go home.
4. How did you break it?
Script
1. A: What’s wrong?
B: My throat hurts. I feel terrible.
A: I have a sore throat, too.
B: Let’s get a cup of tea.
2. A: Wow! You look so healthy.
B: I feel great.
A: I run every morning.
B: Not me. I need to get in shape.
3. A: What’s the matter?
B: I feel funny. I have a bad headache. I think I
have a fever, too.
A: That’s too bad. You need to go home.
B: I can’t. I have a big meeting this afternoon.
4. A: What happened to you?
B: I broke my leg.
A: I can see that. How did you break it?
B: I fell ? at the park. I was skating.
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answers
I have a sunburn. I can’t sleep.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. sunburn: drink a lot of water; stay in a cool,
quiet room; rest; don’t go in the sun; eat cool foods
like ice cream and drink cold juice
2. can’t sleep at night: don’t take sleep medicine;
try to get exercise; don’t drink a lot of alcohol or
coffee; try reading something very boring
Script
Doctor: Welcome to “Ask the Doctor.” I’m Dr.
Helen Monroe here today to help you with your health
problems. Let’s go to the first caller. Hello, you’re on
the air.
First Caller: Hello. My problem is sunburn. I fell
asleep in the sun. Now I have a bad sunburn. Really bad.
My skin is red and hot. I can’t eat. I can’t sleep. I
feel terrible. What should I do?
Doctor: For a bad sunburn, drink a lot of
water. Stay in a cool, quiet room. Rest. And of course,
don’t go outside in the sun. eat cool foods like ice
cream and drink cold juice. Now on to our next caller:
Second Caller: My problem is I can’t sleep at night.
Every night I can’t fall asleep. So… I’m always tired.
Doctor: If you can’t sleep, don’t take sleep
medicine. It doesn’t really help you. Instead, try to
get some exercise every day. Swim, play tennis, dance…
perhaps take a walk. Secondly, don’t drink a lot of
alcohol or coffee. Especially coffee. It’s loaded with
caffeine that will keep you up. Third, try reading
something very boring. A boring book can help you go
right to sleep! Now to our next caller…